SQLite Online
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SHOW HN2025
465points
142comments
#84of 3,837 in 2025
Top 3%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
19 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 27 critical, out of 69 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Design: 1 for, 9 againstIdea: 5 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 7 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for teaching and learning SQL.
From 3 comments
Your tool has been a huge help in the classroom over the past decade, thank you! Having a quick online link to get students started is really useful from a student motivation…
arnabnandi on HNAs an educator I would've loved to have this last time I was teaching SQL. 1: No install 2: Ephermal (just reload if you've messed up?) 3: Good syntax highlighting 4: Visual UI…
whizzter on HNThanks for tool! I've been using this for conducting interviews.
scottmcdot on HN
Congratulations on maintaining it solo for 11 years.
From 3 comments
Cool project. Congrats for keeping it up for so long! Could you share some numbers like a ballpark of subscribers?
hu3 on HN11 years of making SQL learning easier, that's what passion looks like!
scottm_64 on HNGreat job and many kudos for the determination to maintain a tool for 11 years! I thankfully have no use for the tool since I no longer have to code SQL - the world is a better…
Towaway69 on HN
Objections
Unclear what the product is on the landing page.
From 3 comments
I am really struggling to figure out what this is or how it provides value. Edit: This discussion isn't exactly what I was hoping for. I was looking for ways to better highlight…
bob1029 on HNI'd highly suggest getting a designer, or somehow thinking with more of a product mindset? I fail to understand what it does quickly, which shouldn't happen to a potential…
qarthandyc on HNYup, I think it would be a big help if the home page ('/') was a landing page explaining who it's for and why, and why. Is this for students? For prototyping? For quick analysis?…
crazygringo on HN
Slow loading and WebRTC dependency breaks the site when disabled.
From 2 comments
I get this message: The site takes a long time to load: is your internet slow? If you have an old version of the browser update to the latest or use the latest version of chrome.…
foofoo12 on HNIt might be a good idea to not attempt an WebRTC connection right away. Since you're only using it for collaboration, there's no need to connect right away. Privacy minded users…
foofoo12 on HN
Monetization is weak; almost zero subscribers.
From 1 comment
Thank you, unfortunately, almost zero.
sqliteonline on HN
Requests
Add a landing page or clearer onboarding.
From 3 comments
Yup, I think it would be a big help if the home page ('/') was a landing page explaining who it's for and why, and why. Is this for students? For prototyping? For quick analysis?…
crazygringo on HNIt's clear that the tool is highly useful to the people who use it. That being said, I feel like I'm dumped into the playground without understanding what I am playing with. A…
gwbas1c on HNI am really struggling to figure out what this is or how it provides value. Edit: This discussion isn't exactly what I was hoping for. I was looking for ways to better highlight…
bob1029 on HN
Charge in USD instead of rubles.
From 2 comments
It's weird you show the price in some currency I don't even know what it is (even if it says 10 dollars small next to it). Just show and charge 10 USD. You can localize that…
redox99 on HNhey, not to give you "armchair" advice, but I feel like a tool that's existed for 11 years and has 11k daily users is a super serious achievement. I'd vicariously love for you to…
gregsadetsky on HN
Add starter tips and documentation.
From 1 comment
Yes, we plan to add starter tips with explanations of their purpose.
sqliteonline on HN
Questions
How is collaboration done given the database is embedded?
From 1 comment
how does collaboration works for SQLite, since the db is embedded?
avinassh on HN
How do you make money?
From 1 comment
How do you make money?
BinaryIgor on HN
Alternatives named
Sqlite3 command line tool.
From 2 comments
> For me: Try queries without the hassle of setting up a database. ``` sqlite3 some-file.db ``` That's the whole "database setup" in case of SQLite.
WesolyKubeczek on HNHow do I get this sqlite3 command to work on my Chromebook? When I type this in on my Windows machine it's not working either. Are there other steps I need to take first?
ajmurmann on HN
DuckDB WASM SQL workbench (sql-workbench.com).
From 1 comment
Impressive, congrats! I‘m building https://sql-workbench.com which is similar, but focussed on DuckDB WASM instead of SQLite… Love that you offer different databases.
tobilg on HN
Supabase.
From 1 comment
A potential sales tip: Going down the list of the $10 plan the first thing I saw was the 300 scripts limit and thought "no way". Pay attention to how supabase does it, basically…
Rickasaurus on HN